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Meaning of name Declan

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Meaning

The name Declan has the following meaning:

A saint. It is the name of a well known Irish saint.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Declan is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 419 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Declan rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 38 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 308 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Declan in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Declan is pronounced as deck-lun

Origins

Declan originates from the Irish language.
See other suggested Irish boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Declan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Declan: Boys - Daithi, Dillon, Donell, Dow, Keenan, Girls - Katy, Sheila, Both genders - Cody, Shea

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Declan: Declen, Declin, Declon, Declun, Declyn

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Declan are: Dec, Dex

Style

We think the name Declan should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

See other Celtic boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Declan to be: Independent and bold chap

In one word, you might describe Declan as a(n) "independent" person.

See other "independent" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Declan (or its variants) are:

Declan Costello , born on 1 August, a famous politician. Declan Costello 's background: An Irish jurist and former politician from the Fine Gael Party, who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for twenty years, as Attorney-General for four and a High Court judge for another twenty years before his retirement.

Declan Galbraith, born on 19 December, a famous singer. Declan Galbraith's background: An English singer of Scottish and Irish origin. Declan is known for the control and range of his voice, as well as his ability to interpret and adapt material of differing genres.

Declan Kiberd, born on 24 May, a famous journalist. Declan Kiberd's background: A professor, literary theorist, author and journalist, who lives and teaches in Dublin.
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Dylan (22)
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Diego (82)
Dominic (92)
Dakota (120)
Dalton (134)
Derek (148)
Devon (166)
Dandray
Darrion
Davian
Darell
Doriun
Dillan
Donavin
Draike
Demario
Daulten
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